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www.outsidethebeltway.com — Leon E. Panetta, the former congressman and White House chief of staff. (Kevin Wolf/Associated Press)
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... There are complaints about The New Guy’s Experience, which has upsides and downsides. A good manager. That’s a terrible thing. Not one of us? That’s the real complaint. ...
Help Wanted—No Experience Necessary
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... and Secretary of HHS are, except for Tom Daschle, lawyers and their primary expertise is political.
As I’ve noted before the incoming administration’s managerial experience is extremely limited and, frankly, I think they’re underestimating its importance. If they’re right, we’ll be in for an interesting ride with the new administration. If they’re wrong, their downside risk is probably minimized by the civil bureaucracy.
Note: James Joyner has a round-up of blogospheric reaction to Panetta’s appointment.
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Panetta to Be Named C.I.A. Director
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 1/5/2009 — Leon Panetta has a reputation in Washington as a competent manager with strong background in budget issues, but has little hands-on intelligence experience.
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 1/5/2009 — Leon Panetta has a reputation in Washington as a competent manager with strong background in budget issues, but has little hands-on intelligence experience.
Leon Panetta has a reputation in Washington as a competent manager with strong background in budget issues, but has little hands-on intelligence experience.
Panetta On Torture
marcambinder.theatlantic.com 1/5/2009 — Here's Central Intelligence Agency director-designate Leon E. Panetta, writing about torture, in the Washington Monthly. Actually, no -- he's writing in the Washington Monthly about torture: We have preached these values to the world. We have made ...
marcambinder.theatlantic.com 1/5/2009 — Here's Central Intelligence Agency director-designate Leon E. Panetta, writing about torture, in the Washington Monthly. Actually, no -- he's writing in the Washington Monthly about torture: We have preached these values to the world. We have made ...
Here's Central Intelligence Agency director-designate Leon E. Panetta, writing about torture, in the Washington Monthly. Actually, no -- he's writing in the Washington Monthly about torture:
We have preached these values to the world. We have made ...
Panetta on Torture
swampland.blogs.time.com 1/5/2009 — As Joe notes below , multiple news outlets are reporting that Obama has found his next CIA director: Leon Panetta, who once quit the Nixon Administration in protest over his Civil Rights policy, and later became a chief of staff to President Bill ...
swampland.blogs.time.com 1/5/2009 — As Joe notes below , multiple news outlets are reporting that Obama has found his next CIA director: Leon Panetta, who once quit the Nixon Administration in protest over his Civil Rights policy, and later became a chief of staff to President Bill ...
As Joe notes below , multiple news outlets are reporting that Obama has found his next CIA director: Leon Panetta, who once quit the Nixon Administration in protest over his Civil Rights policy, and later became a chief of staff to President Bill ...
Panetta to Head CIA
firedoglake.com 1/5/2009 — President Elect Barack Obama has tapped Leon Panetta as his choice for Director of Central Intelligence. Panetta, the former eight term California Representative and former President Bill Clinton Chief of Staff, has no specific intelligence ...
firedoglake.com 1/5/2009 — President Elect Barack Obama has tapped Leon Panetta as his choice for Director of Central Intelligence. Panetta, the former eight term California Representative and former President Bill Clinton Chief of Staff, has no specific intelligence ...
President Elect Barack Obama has tapped Leon Panetta as his choice for Director of Central Intelligence. Panetta, the former eight term California Representative and former President Bill Clinton Chief of Staff, has no specific intelligence ...
Panetta To Head CIA
www.talkleft.com 1/5/2009 — NYTimes : President-elect Barack Obama has selected Leon E. Panetta, the former congressman and White House chief of staff, to take over the Central Intelligence Agency, an organization that Mr. Obama criticized during the campaign for using ...
www.talkleft.com 1/5/2009 — NYTimes : President-elect Barack Obama has selected Leon E. Panetta, the former congressman and White House chief of staff, to take over the Central Intelligence Agency, an organization that Mr. Obama criticized during the campaign for using ...
NYTimes : President-elect Barack Obama has selected Leon E. Panetta, the former congressman and White House chief of staff, to take over the Central Intelligence Agency, an organization that Mr. Obama criticized during the campaign for using ...
PEBO Taps Panetta to Head CIA
blogs.abcnews.com 1/5/2009 — Democratic officials tell ABC News that President-elect Obama has tapped former Rep. Leon Panetta, D-Calif., to serve as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Panetta, who served as both director of the Office of Management and Budget and chief ...
blogs.abcnews.com 1/5/2009 — Democratic officials tell ABC News that President-elect Obama has tapped former Rep. Leon Panetta, D-Calif., to serve as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Panetta, who served as both director of the Office of Management and Budget and chief ...
Democratic officials tell ABC News that President-elect Obama has tapped former Rep. Leon Panetta, D-Calif., to serve as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Panetta, who served as both director of the Office of Management and Budget and chief ...
Feinstein on Panetta: Not Enjoyin It?
attackerman.firedoglake.com 1/5/2009 — Dianne Feinstein, the California Democrat who's about to take the reins as chairwoman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, doesn't appear to be too happy with Leon Panetta's prospective appointment to the CIA. Here's what her office just ...
attackerman.firedoglake.com 1/5/2009 — Dianne Feinstein, the California Democrat who's about to take the reins as chairwoman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, doesn't appear to be too happy with Leon Panetta's prospective appointment to the CIA. Here's what her office just ...
Dianne Feinstein, the California Democrat who's about to take the reins as chairwoman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, doesn't appear to be too happy with Leon Panetta's prospective appointment to the CIA. Here's what her office just ...
Panetta's Experience
www.democracyarsenal.org 1/5/2009 — One thing to remember about Leon Panetta, if he is confirmed as CIA Director , is that he’ll bring an interesting asset to the intel community. He knows how brains work inside the West Wing because he was there as White House Chief of Staff, and ...
www.democracyarsenal.org 1/5/2009 — One thing to remember about Leon Panetta, if he is confirmed as CIA Director , is that he’ll bring an interesting asset to the intel community. He knows how brains work inside the West Wing because he was there as White House Chief of Staff, and ...
One thing to remember about Leon Panetta, if he is confirmed as CIA Director ,
is that he’ll bring an interesting asset to the intel community. He
knows how brains work inside the West Wing because he was there as
White House Chief of Staff, and ...
Panetta to Manage the Unmanagable
www.weeklystandard.com 1/6/2009 — "Anybody with a brain realizes you can't trust the agency," said one Republican when I asked him about the appointment of Leon Panetta to run the CIA. So you take someone with a reputation as a competent manager and caretaker and install him there in ...
www.weeklystandard.com 1/6/2009 — "Anybody with a brain realizes you can't trust the agency," said one Republican when I asked him about the appointment of Leon Panetta to run the CIA. So you take someone with a reputation as a competent manager and caretaker and install him there in ...
"Anybody with a brain realizes you can't trust the agency," said one Republican when I asked him about the appointment of Leon Panetta to run the CIA. So you take someone with a reputation as a competent manager and caretaker and install him there in ...
Panetta to CIA
swampland.blogs.time.com 1/6/2009 — This smells a bit of desperation. Leon Panetta is a terrific guy, a fine public servant--one of those people who reek of sanity and good judgment--but he doesn't have much, if any, experience in spook world. The problem was trying to find a DCI with ...
swampland.blogs.time.com 1/6/2009 — This smells a bit of desperation. Leon Panetta is a terrific guy, a fine public servant--one of those people who reek of sanity and good judgment--but he doesn't have much, if any, experience in spook world. The problem was trying to find a DCI with ...
This smells a bit of desperation. Leon Panetta is a terrific guy, a fine public servant--one of those people who reek of sanity and good judgment--but he doesn't have much, if any, experience in spook world. The problem was trying to find a DCI with ...
Re Panetta
corner.nationalreview.com 1/6/2009 — Angelo Codevilla, author of the new book Advice to War Presidents: A Remedial Course in Statecraft, tells NRO: Leon Panetta may not know very much about foreign affairs or defense matters. He is wholly unacquainted with the questions and quarrels ...
corner.nationalreview.com 1/6/2009 — Angelo Codevilla, author of the new book Advice to War Presidents: A Remedial Course in Statecraft, tells NRO: Leon Panetta may not know very much about foreign affairs or defense matters. He is wholly unacquainted with the questions and quarrels ...
Angelo Codevilla, author of the new book Advice to War Presidents: A Remedial Course in Statecraft, tells NRO:
Leon Panetta may not know very much about foreign affairs or defense matters. He is wholly unacquainted with the questions and quarrels ...
What Was that About?
www.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/6/2009 — I've been mulling and snooping around to find out what prompted Sen. Dianne Feinstein's chilly statement about Obama's choice of Leon Panetta to run the CIA. LAT sheds more light . Seems like there could be a real fight over this nomination, ...
www.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/6/2009 — I've been mulling and snooping around to find out what prompted Sen. Dianne Feinstein's chilly statement about Obama's choice of Leon Panetta to run the CIA. LAT sheds more light . Seems like there could be a real fight over this nomination, ...
I've been mulling and snooping around to find out what prompted Sen. Dianne Feinstein's chilly statement about Obama's choice of Leon Panetta to run the CIA. LAT sheds more light .
Seems like there could be a real fight over this nomination, ...
Panetta great on torture
www.washingtonmonthly.com 1/6/2009 — PANETTA GREAT ON TORTURE.... With Leon Panetta slated to take over the CIA, for many of us, and I include myself in this, the first question is pretty straightforward: how is he on torture? Atrios pointed to an op-ed piece...
www.washingtonmonthly.com 1/6/2009 — PANETTA GREAT ON TORTURE.... With Leon Panetta slated to take over the CIA, for many of us, and I include myself in this, the first question is pretty straightforward: how is he on torture? Atrios pointed to an op-ed piece...
PANETTA GREAT ON TORTURE.... With Leon Panetta slated to take over the CIA, for many of us, and I include myself in this, the first question is pretty straightforward: how is he on torture? Atrios pointed to an op-ed piece...
Panetta, Obama, and the Senate
corner.nationalreview.com 1/6/2009 — On Panetta -- in addition to opinions in The Corner, there is the ever-so-slightly more important opinion of the new chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Dianne Feinstein: I was not informed about the selection of Leon Panetta to be ...
corner.nationalreview.com 1/6/2009 — On Panetta -- in addition to opinions in The Corner, there is the ever-so-slightly more important opinion of the new chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Dianne Feinstein: I was not informed about the selection of Leon Panetta to be ...
On Panetta -- in addition to opinions in The Corner, there is the ever-so-slightly more important opinion of the new chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Dianne Feinstein:
I was not informed about the selection of Leon Panetta to be ...
Pushback against Panetta
www.washingtonmonthly.com 1/6/2009 — PUSHBACK AGAINST PANETTA.... Barack Obama's selection of Leon Panetta as the next head of the CIA has generated a wide variety of responses, but some of the most aggressive pushback has come from a few Senate Democrats. Sen. Dianne Feinstein...
www.washingtonmonthly.com 1/6/2009 — PUSHBACK AGAINST PANETTA.... Barack Obama's selection of Leon Panetta as the next head of the CIA has generated a wide variety of responses, but some of the most aggressive pushback has come from a few Senate Democrats. Sen. Dianne Feinstein...
PUSHBACK AGAINST PANETTA.... Barack Obama's selection of Leon Panetta as the next head of the CIA has generated a wide variety of responses, but some of the most aggressive pushback has come from a few Senate Democrats. Sen. Dianne Feinstein...
Neocons for Panetta
www.politico.com 1/6/2009 — Leon Panetta, I report today, has found some unlikely -- and perhaps unwelcome -- allies among the neoconservatives who backed the Iraq war, and clashed bitterly with the CIA in the Bush years. Panetta is "a very smart, very capable guy with ...
www.politico.com 1/6/2009 — Leon Panetta, I report today, has found some unlikely -- and perhaps unwelcome -- allies among the neoconservatives who backed the Iraq war, and clashed bitterly with the CIA in the Bush years. Panetta is "a very smart, very capable guy with ...
Leon Panetta, I report today, has found some unlikely -- and perhaps unwelcome -- allies among the neoconservatives who backed the Iraq war, and clashed bitterly with the CIA in the Bush years.
Panetta is "a very smart, very capable guy with ...
Reyes Pleased with Panetta; Rockefeller Not So Much
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/6/2009 — House intelligence committee chairman Silvestre Reyes may not get to preside over Leon Panetta's confirmation hearing, but he's pretty psyched to see the former White House chief of staff get tapped as Barack Obama's CIA director. From Reyes' ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/6/2009 — House intelligence committee chairman Silvestre Reyes may not get to preside over Leon Panetta's confirmation hearing, but he's pretty psyched to see the former White House chief of staff get tapped as Barack Obama's CIA director. From Reyes' ...
House intelligence committee chairman Silvestre Reyes may not get to preside over Leon Panetta's confirmation hearing, but he's pretty psyched to see the former White House chief of staff get tapped as Barack Obama's CIA director. From Reyes' ...
Bayh: I'll Back Panetta
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/6/2009 — On the Rachel Maddow show last night, Senate intelligence committee member Evan Bayh (D-IN) professed no objections to the choice of Leon Panetta to head the Obama CIA. "Leon Panetta is an outstanding public servant and I intend to support his ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/6/2009 — On the Rachel Maddow show last night, Senate intelligence committee member Evan Bayh (D-IN) professed no objections to the choice of Leon Panetta to head the Obama CIA. "Leon Panetta is an outstanding public servant and I intend to support his ...
On the Rachel Maddow show last night, Senate intelligence committee member Evan Bayh (D-IN) professed no objections to the choice of Leon Panetta to head the Obama CIA.
"Leon Panetta is an outstanding public servant and I intend to support his ...
Blogtalk: The Panetta Surprise — The Caucus
Mirroring the disagreement among politicians and members of the intelligence community, the appointment of Leon Panetta to head the C.I.A. was getting mixed reviews in the blogosphere.
1/6: Leon At Langley? — Blogometer
Although liberal bloggers don't exactly view ex-WH CoS Leon Panetta as a progressive champion, they're nevertheless pleased that he's been tapped by Pres.-elect Barack Obama to become the next CIA Director. Why? Because Panetta is an outspoken opponent of torture....
Panetta? Why not? — The Reaction
By Michael J.W. Stickings Like Josh Marshall , Andrew Sullivan , and Creature -- three of my favourite bloggers -- I'm not sure what to make of Obama's surprise selection of Leon Panetta to be CIA director. His extensive White House (CoS to Clinton) and Congressional experience should serve ...
AP: No Experience in new CIA Chief Somehow Shows Obama's 'Clean Break from Bush Administration'? — NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
To paraphrase Forrest Gump, Inexperienced is as inexperienced does. At least that is what comes to my mind when hearing that Barack Obama has picked the inoffensive, completely inexperienced and unqualified Leon Panetta to be the new director of the CIA. Really. Leon Panetta? The onetime ...
Panetta To CIA — JustOneMinute
They told me that if I voted for McCain that Washington insiders with no relevant experience would fill key posts. And they were right! Obama taps Leon Panetta to head the CIA. From the Times: WASHINGTON — Leon E. Panetta,...
Leon Panetta For DCI? — RedState: Conservative News and Community
That’s the story . There are, however, some problems to consider:
President-elect Barack Obama is naming Leon Panetta, a former congressman from California and chief of staff to President Bill Clinton, to be CIA director. Obama also has picked retired Navy Admiral Dennis Blair to be ...
Face Off! Is Leon Panetta the Right Choice To Head the CIA? — Politics Daily
President-elect Obama surprised nearly everyone Monday when he tapped Leon Panetta , former Clinton Chief of Staff and longtime California congressman, to head the Central Intelligence Agency. In today's edition of Face Off , our bloggers consider the choice of Panetta. Liza Porteus Vana was ...
Sylvia Panetta is Leon Panetta Wife — Blue Star Chronicles
Sylvia Panetta is Leon Panetta’s wife. She has been his wife and business partner for many years. Now the two are headed back to Washington to work for the Obama administration. Read her biography and see photos and a video below.
Sylvia Panetta
Just when some might have thought ...
Leon Panetta — The Reaction
By Creature Along the same lines as my last post , how sad is it that I'm happy the new CIA Director is against torture ? This shouldn't even be a debate, let alone a cause for joy. (Cross-posted at State of the Day .)
Leon Panetta, CIA Chief? — Power Line
I have nothing in particular against Leon Panetta, who seems to be a classic Clintonite pragmatist. That said, he has no evident qualification to be CIA Director other than general administrative ability. So why has Barack Obama nominated him for the post?
Obama preferred someone with ...
Leon Panetta???? — PoliPundit.com
I have always thought of Leon Panetta as a highly intelligent individual who must have been a great manager serving as President Clinton's Chief of Staff.
And yes, the President elect is entitled to pick the people that will advise him.
Having just said all that, it looks like I agree with ...
Obama Picks Leon Panetta as CIA Director - Democrat Senators Feinstein and Rockefeller Choke on His Lack of Intelligence Experience — FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
US president-elect Barack Obama has chosen former lawmaker and White House chief of staff Leon Panetta, pictured in 2006, to head the Central Intelligence Agency, US media reported Monday
Guess POTUS - Elect did not consult with two senior Democrat Senators on the Senate intelligence ...
What are they smoking? — At-Largely
Leon Panetta is Obama's choice for DCI? Call me old fashioned, but a person leading the Central Intelligence Agency should have some intelligence background, even a little, no? I can think of a good 10 people who should have gotten the nomination and been confirmed long before Panetta's name was ...
Obama Names Leon Panetta as CIA Director — Patterico's Pontifications
[Guest post by DRJ]
Barack Obama today named former Congressman and Clinton Chief of Staff Leon Panetta as his CIA Director:
“A former senior CIA official who advises Obama defended the surprise choice of Panetta, who has no direct intelligence experience beyond a two-year stint in ...
Obama taps Leon Panetta to head the CIA — The Jawa Report
Via Fox NewsBill Clinton's former chief of staff Leon Panetta has been tapped to head the CIA in President-elect Barack Obama's administration, causing surprise and a bit of consternation by several individuals involved in the intelligence community. Two Democratic sources...
Feinstein Doesn't Love Panetta CIA Pick — The Hill's Blog Briefing Room
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) doesn't sound happy about President-elect Obama's choice for CIA director, Leon Panetta, reports Spencer Ackerman.
"I was not informed about the selection of Leon Panetta to be the CIA Director," Feinstein told Ackerman. "I know nothing about this, other than ...
Leon Panetta, Clintonista Incarnate, To Be Obama’s CIA Pick — Stop The ACLU
Not the most original of headlines, granted, but, gotta love the Change
President-elect Barack Obama has selected Leon E. Panetta, the former congressman and White House chief of staff, to take over the Central Intelligence Agency, an organization that Mr. Obama criticized during the campaign ...
Clintonista Leon Panetta To Be Named CIA Director — Pirate's Cove
Not the most original of headlines, granted, but, gotta love the Change
President-elect Barack Obama has selected Leon E. Panetta , the former congressman and White House chief of staff, to take over the Central Intelligence Agency, an organization that Mr. Obama criticized during the ...
Panetta to the CIA — PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts
So reports Jake Tapper: PEBO Taps Panetta to Head CIA
Democratic officials tell ABC News that President-elect Obama has tapped former Rep. Leon Panetta, D-Calif., to serve as director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Panetta, who served as both director of the Office of Management and ...
Panetta a surprise pick to run the CIA — L.A. Times - Politics
Leon Panetta, a former congressman and Clinton chief of staff, would give Obama a political ally at the helm of the troubled spy agency. > In choosing Leon ...
Leon Panetta, a former congressman and Clinton chief of staff, would give Obama a political ally at the helm of the troubled spy agency. > In choosing Leon ...
Panetta Chosen as C.I.A. Chief in Surprise Step — NYT > Politics
The choice of Leon E. Panetta, a former congressman and White House chief of staff, raised questions about his limited experience in intelligence matters. >
The choice of Leon E. Panetta, a former congressman and White House chief of staff, raised questions about his limited experience in intelligence matters. >
Officials: Panetta Picked to Run CIA — TIME.com Top Politics Stories
Two Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to run the CIA
Two Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to run the CIA
Panetta Tapped for CIA Director — WSJ.com: Politics And Policy
Obama chose former Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to run the CIA. Panetta was a surprise pick for the post, with no experience in the intelligence world.
Obama chose former Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to run the CIA. Panetta was a surprise pick for the post, with no experience in the intelligence world.
NBC: Obama picks Panetta for CIA director — msnbc.com: Politics
NBC News has learned that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Clinton chief of staff Leon Panetta to be his CIA director.
NBC News has learned that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Clinton chief of staff Leon Panetta to be his CIA director.
Sources: Panetta is pick for CIA — CNN Political Ticker
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Leon Panetta, chief of staff in Bill Clinton's White House, will be President-elect Barack Obama's choice to head the CIA, two Democratic officials told CNN Monday. The same officials said that retired Adm. Dennis Blair, who ...
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Leon Panetta, chief of staff in Bill Clinton's White House, will be President-elect Barack Obama's choice to head the CIA, two Democratic officials told CNN Monday. The same officials said that retired Adm. Dennis Blair, who ...
Panetta to CIA — First Read
From NBC's Chuck Todd and Savannah GuthriePresident-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Bill Clinton chief-of-staff and Iraq Study Group member Leon Panetta to be his CIA director. ...( read more )
From NBC's Chuck Todd and Savannah GuthriePresident-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Bill Clinton chief-of-staff and Iraq Study Group member Leon Panetta to be his CIA director. ...( read more )
